The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 May 1935

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. WO. 14,572 KSTD. 1835. MONDAY, MAY 13, 1935 10 CENTS
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  • 170 1 SERIOUS INJURIES IN RUSH TO SEE THE KING Carnival Scenes In The TRAFALGAR SQUARE AS A DANCE HALL LONDON, MAY 12. OVER 500 FAINTED AND HAD TO BE TREATED AT THE EMERGENCY AMBULANCE STATION AT THE QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL. TWELVE SERIOUS CASES WERE SENT
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  • 282 1 FIREWORKS MISHAP NO FATALITIES RESCUES BY 52-YEAR-OLD MAN Policeman Saved From Drowning TBE Marine police have been tiding by along the sea wall Esplanade for the past two days, searching for the body a Chinese boy who was feared ned during the panic which ed the explosion of the est
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  • 413 1 doomed By President On Behalf Of Nation P.'nrn Wasl »ngton, May 11. irom his Antarctic expedi .on Rear- Admiral Byrd steamed up 'oma t Rlve and was wel vui ,t m Roos^eit, who con--ted him on oehalf of the nation. --Admiral Byrd dined at the
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  • 937 1 PEOPLE SAID TO BE 'NAKED Looting Orgy After Baton Charge St. John's, (Newfoundland) May 11. DEMONSTRATIONS against the smallness of the scale for the unemployed have led to rioting. Following an unemployed demonstration the police made a baton charge in which many were injured. AFTER the
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  • 29 1 Mrs. John Hannyngton. wife of Mr. John Hannyngton. Assistant District Officer. Teluk Anson, left by the night mail yesterday after a short visit to Singapore to recuperate from illness.
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    32 1 MR. D. SILBERMAN in a sampan after he had rescued three men who were pushed in the sea during the panic which followed the explosion of fireworks on the Esplanade on Friday.
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  • 93 1 New York, May 11. AN invitation to the King and Queen to visit America was made by Will Rogers, the famous film comedian, in a humorous broadcast in which he said "They ought to see this country. Tell the Prince of Wales to get after them and ask them He
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    2 1 WILL ROGERS.
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  • 277 1 FLYING CLUB SEAPLANE TURNED OVER MISHAP IN THE HARBOUR Occupants Escape With Drenching rIE terrific squall which sprang up with unusual suddenness in Singapore early on Saturday morning was the cause of a casualty in the harbour and another off the north coast of the island. The harbour mishap was
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  • 30 1 New York Metropolitan Opera Manager Dead New York. May 11. The death has occurred oi Mr. Herbert Witherspoon. general manager Of the New York Metropolitan Opera Company—Reuter.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 81 1 gdsf Circles Iwrteij .JUjy MALAYAM PREMIER HOTEL _j TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to sas p.m. DINNER DANCE (informal) 9.30 to midnight AND THE SENSATIONAL ACROBATIC DANCER HENSIE ROGOTTA A NEW TALENT RECOGNISED WITH ENTHUSIASM BY ALL WHO WITNESS H ER INSPIRING AND DARING DANCES NIGHTLY CHANGE OF PROGRAMME EVERY 3
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    • 31 1 Adelphi |p hotel sMV,l *f^oTEilu>. TUESDAY IDEAL SEASIDE I SPECIAL DINNER tennis golf |)_npp SWIMMING WEDNESDAY "AMBER GRILL" friday < formal > SATURDAY HIGH CLASS FOOD SPECIAL AT REASONABLE PRICES n||||| D DANCE
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  • 53 2 Before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell at 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers t Originat- ing Summonses. Motion and Petition I, tor Admission. In the 2nd. Court: Judgment Summonses and 5.471 33— J. S. Surain Singh vs. M. V. Saravanamuthu-For further consideration. At 2.15 p.m.: \ssi/es: Rex vs. Choon
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  • 231 2 Excellent Musical At The Capitol The fact that Vicki Baum was recently on a visit in Singapore lends additional interest to "The Night Is Young," one of the latest of her stories to bi adapted tor the screen by M.G.M.. j and showing at the Capitol.
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  • 130 2 Community Of Efforts In Cause Of Peace Warsaw, May 12. Light is thrown on the future of Franco-Polish relations by a communique issued at the close of the! Laval-Beck conversations. The com-: munique refers to a frank and cordial i exchange of views, and says that both!
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  • 16 2 Mr. H. R. Sparrow lias been appointed to act as Chief Electrical Engineer and Inspector. FM.S
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  • 255 2 Guarantees Wanted From Powers Bucharest. May 12. r[E Balkan Entente conference ended last night. No communique was issued, but it is understood the conference strove to reconcile Yugoslavia with the other three Powers (Rumania. Greece, and Turkey* on the question ol the rearmament of Austria.
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  • 85 2 $10,000 Donation From The Turf Club The Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund I has now reached $35,228.60, the chief contributors to the sixth list being the Singapore Turf Club with $10,000 and Wearne Brothers and Mr. Lee Choon Seng with $1,000 each. Amount already acknowledged $22,853.60 Manager Gap House
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  • 159 2 The Lower Zambesi Bridge, which has j recently been built by a British engineering firm at a cost £1,400,000, has the proud distinction of being the longest railway bridge in the world, with a total length of 11,650 ft. 9 in. Although i under normal conditions the actual
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    10 2 MISS BUDGET THOMAS (centre) with friends at the Terror ball
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  • 94 2 London, May 12. The Japanese pilot, Mr. Katsutaro Ano, took off from Heston at 821 aan British Summer Time, in a British Eagle machine in an attempt at a record solo flight to Tokio via Brussels, Vienna, Belgrade, InstanbuT, Bagdad Karachi. Calcutta, Rangoon, Bangkok' Hong Kong and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 819 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEIVIENT.^ Avoid it by usin^ SINGAPORE j AGNESIA MUNICIPAL!!? DUSTING POWDER. Trnd(Ms i ot all Chemist €f Stores. Manufacturers iciimvinu materials or particulars. > \t, lb Grafton Laboratories, JRoom 1208, Collyer Quay. Pl E2j aie °J Ij: i 1 Wmi the Depols at Kalian, Street Date ol n 1^
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 161 2 Diary Of The Week MONDAY. MAY 13. High Water. 6.50 a.m. 6.6 It.. 8 p.m. 7.2 ft. Football S.A.F.A. League. M.F.A vs. R.A.F.. Anson Road Stadium; hDiv. 11. Marine Dept. vs. Police. S.C.C. padang; InterSchool. Singapore English School vs. Raffles Inst. 11, R.I. ground. TUESDAY, MAY 14 High Water. 8
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    • 496 2 Today's Radio Programmes Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength 19.9 metres. p.m. I 6 Recorded music. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 7 Relay of concert artistes from Tomilinson Hall: Mrs. Paula Woods— Songs Three Gipsy Songs (Dvorak) Aria "La Dame de
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  • 360 3 OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS PUBLISHED i HISTORIC VOLUME OF 465 PAGES (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, May 8. THE representatives of some seventeen newspapers attended at the Paruskavan Palace on Saturday afternoon to receive their copies of the volume which has been published, containing the story of
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  • 639 3 HOLDERS NOT INCLINED TO SELL APPREHENSION O ER U.S. POSITION ♦ALTHOUGH the week has been very quiet, there is increasing evidence of a healthier market and an improvement in conditions generally," says the weekly rubber report, dated May 10, of Messrs. Lewis and Peat, of Singapore.
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  • 399 3 28 YEARS IN KUALA LUMPUR Splendid Record Of Service \.r Own Correspondent 1 Koala Lumpur. May 11. AFTER n< arly 30 years in Malaya. Mr D P. Topham, who is a diree- Harper Gilrillan and Co.. of the Mail Press Co.. Ltd.. and of ai
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    18 3 MRS CfEDDES, Mrs. S. B. lan, Miss Rosalind Wong and Mrs. S. K Wong it the Terror Ball.
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  • 141 3 < Ustomary Ceremonial On Padang T i birthday of His Majesty the Will be celebrated on Monday. An official communique states ie customary ceremonial parade. which His Excellency the Governor 1 Commander-in-Chief will attend. take place on the Esplanade at '•40 a.m. Jting accommodation will be re*ecl for
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  • 172 3 Concession By French Aliens Department The Police Prefecture of Paris has e-organised the Aliens' Departmenl n a manner that should facilitate ap>lications for identity cards, both bj ourisrts who wish to stay more thar wo months in the country, and 03 oreigners who become permanent resilents in France.
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  • 140 3 Canton Labour Union Doc Not Approve Canton. Government action to ban the en ployment of women in barbers sho; and restaurants nere is being soug by the Canton Labour Union on tl ground that the practice is causn "social degeneration and industri chaos The Union contends that
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  • 60 3 An official communique states: It is notified for general information that the expression of loyalty and good wishes conveyed to His Majesty the King on behalf of the people of the Colony of the Straits Settlements has been laid before His Majesty who has desired that his
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  • 222 3 MYSTERY OF TAMIL COOLIE'S DEATH (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 11. AN INQUEST was held here on an i unidentified Tamil who was found hanging from a rubber tree on Chemor Estate on Apr. 7. The body was that of a man aged between 35 and 40
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  • 231 3 Ancient Cumberland Shrine In Need A chapel near Penrith. Cumberland, which houses treasures to the value of j 1:5.000. is falling down for want of 1 repair. It is one of the most beautiful places iof worship in England. Heraldic de- signs and masonic marks are to
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  • 221 3 Dean Of Durham Discusses Politics Dr. C. A. Alington, the Dean of Durham, and former Headmaster of Eton, landed at Plymouth recently from the liner Washington after a ten weeks' lecture tour of Canada and the United States. "From the political point of view things are very depressed
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  • 71 3 Arriving in Singapore on Saturday after a long journey by sampan from Pulau Lama, a two-hour journey by a launch off "the west coast, a Chinese so fisherman and his wife brought news o. of an armed robbery of which they g had been the victims.
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    73 3 THE MONACO GRAND PRIX, first of the big international races ol the season, was won at Monte Carlo by Luigi Fagioli, only Italian in the German Mercedes team, at a record average speed of 58.29 miles an hour for the 198 miles course, by 72 seconds. Italy obtained second and
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 44 3 Po^_b_i^9__V W m\u\Jlm\ \m*Z~~ y •rftPrTT TT i r?*_l ________lT /ill IrJuH II I Coluinn I X£_U# ______B LB LB IB 9__S_____ _^__B*_^__Pb /i/ M A -_^_fc—_^_t_i^____L^_l Sole Distributors for Singapore: Sole Agents for Malaya: LEE HOAT CO. TOM STOREY CO. I Warin Studios
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  • 1047 4 A Two-In-One Aeroplane For North Atlantic Aviation Notes MAIL SERVICE BY PEGASUS HANDLE. PAGE "GENERAL PIKPOSK MILITARY MONOPLANE (Bristol Pegasus engine) This highly efficient new war machine is now at Martlesham Heath, landplane experimental station of the Royal Air Force, for extensive official trials. It is fitted with slotted wings
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  • 120 4 Jacobean Smoke Room And "Home Comforts" I The San Ambrosio. a new type of tanker. 11.000 tons deadweight, built ,by Messrs. Hawthorn Leslie and Co Hebburn, for the Eagle Oil Company' and which has accommodation for the crew equal to that of passengers on unors. left the
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  • 285 4 Book That Delighted Millions ALTHOUGH Alice Hegan Rice wrote her immortal classic "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch." more than 30 years ago, the people and the circumstances which it depicts are still as universally true today as they were then, or will be two
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 394 4 MMrfbMly Sleeplessness General Weakness Fatigue Lack of Appetite and many troubles HOW the* strenuous times take it out oi ou L of the Stomach and Intestines an vond youf nerves sufier IX> not allow this condition to continue too lone _^__>^ o^^^'^ m s_________^ i ii iii y^u A A^LWy-
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    183 5 im KCJYPTIAN Mission of Economic Inquiry, which, headed by Hafez Afifi Pasha, visited Britain as juiests of the Government, paid a visit don .irport. The members**' the Mission made tour »>f inspection and were taken for a flight over London in an Imperial Airways liner. SIR STANLEY JACKSON of the
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    • 275 5 **_*4_s____ti I*. O f__^^ 3cP_fcL^'^^B _H _v Jsw*r a_i B___T^flH t_* *i _k i_-_-^ *m w '^m kl l____Bw > B_-_-_-___[ _F' *<v W^< 4 iQ _L *^_ft _F _9 111 BY pp- ___%_*Q_____B m M k' W _Fw _r .fl (_Fnl Kl Wl E 188 a B_^^_?.V^_B_B( L__ _______|OV_l
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    27 6 A BADGER hunt was held at Southwick near Portsmouth. Photo shows the kill. Thc man in the centre is blowing a hern to urge on the dogs.
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  • 68 6 Tashkent. The first performance of Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet" in the Uzbekian language has been given at the TJzbekian Academic Theatre. This is the first time in the history of TJzbekian art that an attempt has been made to stage the works of Shakespeare and it is the
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    32 6 THE SOUTH AFRICAN Davis Cup team, the first of the overseas lawn tennis teams to reach England ,rriv*H c *v &Sg_?_sg____~'*S2s&ls Perry in 1933 uhile Hendrie and Bertram are newcomers to EngUnd.
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  • 30 6 Kiev. A cow in the Novy-Ukrainsky district has calved two bulls and one heifer. The new calves have normal weight and physique. They have been placed under scientific observation. Tass.
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  • 264 6 ANOTHER "A LICENCE GAINED April Flying HOLIDAYS and unsettled weather towards the end of the month interfered with activities (states the April report of the Penang Flying Club) nevertheless hours flown, particularly by soloists, were satisfactory. Flying times were as follows Hours. Mins. Dual instruction 43 45 Solo 65 15
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  • 171 6 AIR DASH TO SAVE LIFE SINGAPORE SURGEON'S ERRAND l To Aid Dying Man In Rengat A Royal Air Force flying boat left Seletar on Saturday on a 200- mile dash to Rengat, a small town on the Indragiri River, Sumatra, to save a man's life. The Dutch Ccnsul-General in Singapore
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  • 67 6 Dies After Being Thrown From Mount Peiping, Apr. 23. General Wang Lin, Assistant Chief ot Start attached to the Generalissimo's headquarters in Hankow, died here today. General Wang was riding this morning in the grounds of the Temple of Heaven when he was thrown. He sustained a
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  • 94 6 The following were passengers by Dutch Air Lines (his week: Arrived per KN.I.L.M. from N.E.I, to Singapore—May 7: Mr. v. Ende. Mr. Malone. Left for N.E.I, on May 8: Mr. Copes v. Hasselt. Mr. Ende. Arrived per K.L.M. from N.E.I. —May 8: Mr. v.d. Vloot. Mr. Miedl.
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  • 94 6 Awaiting Trial On Charge Of Manslaughter Shanghai. Two self-styled Chinese doctors from the interior who tried to "exorcise the devil" from a Shanghai woman who was seriously ill. are awaiting trial on a charge of manslaughter. They sough r to cure her by means of incantations and the
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  • 56 6 A draft petition drawn up by the subcommittee was discussed in detail at a meeting of the committee of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association held at the offices of the Association, Hong Kong Bank Chambers, on Tuesday and it was resolved to hold a further committee meeting today at 3.15 p.m
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  • 550 6 Fascinating Possibilities Of TTie Bi-Weekly Service NEW possibilities for air touring are opened up by the bi-weekly service which the K.L.M. is inaugurating on June 12. A proof of this is the Journey plan which has been worked out by the B* which
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  • 238 6 Services To Pasir Panjang A FURTHER move in the organising of Singapore bus services was made by the Municipal Committee No. 1. who decided to grant a licence to the Keppel Bus Co. for the servicing of the Pasir Panjang route with effect from Aug. 1
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  • 132 6 FATHER WATCHES SONS' DEATH DIVE Aeroplane Crashes In Park Consett (Durham), Apr. 25. •THE two sons of Colonel Sprot, of Woodlands Hall, Knitsley, near Consett, flew from Cramlington, near Newcastle, to visit their father tonight. Their father and sister were waiting for their airplane to land in the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 331 6 At 29 this won.,, because of corm remedies before reliever Radox fort; brought I husband also had Radox. Just read "Until a few montl hobble about, Ou skin, and Bareness a misery. dread though onlu 29 >, a to trp Ratio i. footbath my Within a week 1 ha skin
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  • 164 7 WHAT CLEANING REVEALED r London. HL famous life-size black effigy ol the Black Prince over his tomb in Canterbury Cathedral has been found x> be of pure gold. For centuries the statue has been Olack. It seemed appropriate and no
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 260 7 PAVILION 6.1S £g I I! fj y_fe i"OU SHALT *i >^ 1^ <; _#JB_fe&---- roared *>-r •> Nofure whispered V i*^N_f*&r _p »w\ <k _i t_l __E___ R SiKl IPA <* J8 VJI i _L%^____ff_r i- <_ f__r "■^^■__i v_____inf>sl W^Pw \ll V A story 0^ %3fo Nj y»#<*"W^_____l ♦odoy's
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    • 302 7 I "An Absolute TREAT for everv Mu*;r 1 m<>~" r. -i *r „r SEE The Beautiful ZTu\ •-*>•**-> "Worthy of a Second Visit ".The Era. >tj, the Beautiful Enghsh Singing Star in this Glamorous M. G. M. Picture. I I c »'™i I EVELYN LAYE j 6 M6WTLY 915 RAMON
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  • 43 8 DOMESTIC OCCURENCE DEATH The death occurred at the General Hospital of Mrs. J. Byrne at 11.10 p.m. last night. The cortege will leave 101, Ann Siang Hill at 4.30 p.m. today. Interment at Bidadari cemetery. Penang. Hong Kong and English papers please copy.
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  • 714 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, MAY 13, 1935 Cameron Highlands THE cherished dream of a pukka hill station for Malaya seems M likely to become a reality in the not too distant future. The Sunday Times' Special Correspondent re- 1 veals "on the most reliable author- M ity" that "military
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  • 330 8 Mrs. W. S. Reeve-Tucker, of Sungei Way. Selangor. and Miss Reeve Tucker- i sailed for home on Saturday. 1 Mr. R. Pedder. of Lauderdale Estate. leaves Perak shortly on home leave. Dr. Porteily left Taiping on Saturday for home. Dr. Davy, irom Pahang. relieves him. i Mr.
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  • 100 8 Delegates Entertained By Sir David Galloway Eighteen of the delegates who are attending the malaria course in Singapore under the auspices of .the L.ague of Nations visited Gunong Pulai yesterday where they admired the tx.-el-lent anti-malarial work andenal.w. by the Municipal Commissioners. On their return, while passing through
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  • 925 8 An Impressionist Account Of A Malayan Journey By AUTOLYCUS Muar. I find, is a pleasant little place, with radio and a ci.ema to the fore— I recall the legends of Mount Ophir and reflect somewhat on roads once more.—The magic of history makes its appeal in
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 194 8 t |___s THE 9 VERMOUTH Jgji MADE i^^^k COCKTAILS |[|[fl|B FAMOUS pwß|H COCKTAILS Ik-^^l CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co., Ltd. l_S'____t__-_^^^_l < Incorporated under the Companies' OrdinUp _m \_W__H_\ ances ol Hong Kong) ifflfcsfi^^*__»l__ On orporated in Shanghai" Telephone 5371. TO COMPLETE A MEAL GRUYERE GORGON ZOLA ROQUEFORT Singapore COLD STORAGE co.,
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    • 47 8 WE ARE BECOMING too travel-minded, states a critic in deploring the younger generation's lack of stay-at-homeness. What about becoming "GAFLAC" minded and taking out that ACCIDENT and ALL SICKNESS POLICY that you owe to yourself? GENERAL ACCIDENT. FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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  • 2609 9 S.C.R.C. Celebrates Its Golden Jubilee MR. SONG ONG SIANG'S REVIEW Achievements In Sport HALF A CENTURY OF USEFUL WORK pELEBRATING its golden jubilee, the Straits Chinese Rel .nation Club held a dinner and dance at its club house it Hong I"" Green on Saturday. A Chinese dinner was served to
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  • 649 9 SINGAPORE NO LONGER A FAIRYLAND Glorious Lighting Effects Only JHE new "Lights of Singapore" I blazed gloriously on Saturday and the crowds for the sixth time were enthralled by the twinkling bulbs of red, white and blue. Saturday saw the end of Singapore's Jubilee celebrations— for last night there was
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  • 96 9 Berlin, May 10. "The Chinese army will be reorganis- ed on the German model,*' declared General Tu Chi Chen. chief of the Military Academy at Canton, who has been here for two and a half months I studying the organisation of the German Army. He was especially struck
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  • 115 9 party of the Lotus Club, which, as family parties often did. included dear friends, who were their well-wishers and sympathisers, as well as their husbands and husbands of likely members. In response to the toast. Mr. Kaka paid a tribute to the zeal and untiring energy shown by the members
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    27 9 MEMBERS of the Fire Brigade bringing fire extinguishers into action immediately after the explosion of fireworks on Friday. The crowd can be seen attempting to get away.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 84 9 TIFFIN $1.00 I reaai Dubarrv Grilled Fish Tartare Sauce M*»t Mrloin of Beef and orks hire Podding -iNMRe A Brown Potatoes <>M Meat and Salad »niit Salad and Cream Fruit and Coffee >ur >pecialties FRESH iSK™ CRAB •takeS LU-ea and over !«»<• Dishes. ■>—■—-——_—— i^^PHONE 49Q6. dgdsf GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL
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    • 197 9 mm mm wuuuuuu______M_______w- THE "^a— ia—^a— ■—^_^_n____n__n«_______________ LATEST FOR GOLF M AP,"? LDS NEW WATERPROOF AMPHIBIAN DARK BROWN DULL CALF SHOE IS BUILT FOR COMFORT AND WEAR A SMART MODEL WITH DERBY FRONT *ND APRON TONGUE, TWO MODELS. NO. A WITH DUNLOPS RUBBER GOLF SOLES AND HEELS. NO. B WITH
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  • TRADE AND INTELLIGENCE
    • 2664 10 .Conditions In India And Iraq MR. J. S. HASKELL ON THE I 'THE 25th annual general meeti ed was held yesterday at thc Crosby Square, London, E.C. Mr. J. S. Haskell (chairman of the company presided. The secretary <Mr. C. L. Manning)! having read
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    • 109 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association May 11, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I. X. R.S.S. in cases (F.0.8. May) 19 3 8 19 l 2 Good F.A.Q. in cases < F.0.8. May I *****6 *****6] No. I. X. R.S.S. < Spot-loose) (awardable Singapore) 19 19 8 No. I X.
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    • 101 10 Singapore Produce Prices May 11 Gambier 5.00 Java Cube 9.50 Hamburg Cube 11.00 Muntok White Pepper 28.00 White Pepper 26.00 Copra. Sundried 5.00 Copra, mixed 4.65 Small Flake Tapioca 3.90 R. B. Siam No. 1 $102 Blanja Jelotong 5.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.75 R. Siam > W.C. No. 1 per koyan
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    • 91 10 American Can. Com. 124 American Telephone and Telegraph 118 3 Atcheson Railroad 41 3 4 Chesapeake _2 5 a Firestone Unq. General Electric 24 3 4 General Motors 31 3 4 Inter-Telephone and National City Bank _mV/ 4 New York Central Railroad 16 3 4 Pennsylvania Railroad 21*8
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    • 24 10 Messrs. Harper Gilflllan and Co. Ltd state that the output of Hitam Tin Ltd for the month of April 1935, was 62 38 piculs.
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    • 889 10 SATURDAV, MAY 11, 1935 MINING Buyen Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s, 4.s 3d 4s 9d Asam Kumbang <£> 32s 34s austral Malay (£> 59s 61, Ayer Hitam Tin <ss> 13s 3d 14s Aver Wen- ($1) 185 1.95 BkngrS fin 24s 25s Chenderiang 8s 8s 9d Hitam Tin (.50
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    • 213 10 Exchange Rates May 11 London. 4 months' sight 2 4 3 32 London. 3 months' sight 2 4 1 16 London. 60 days' sight 2 4 1,32 London. 30 days' sight 2.4 London, demand 2 3 31 3*' London. T.T. 2 3 31 32 Lyons and Pari* demand 852 Hamburg,
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    • 74 10 INURING the week endint exports o* tinned piin-^ppi*-' Malayan pors amount 'cases, of which: 7.1500 cases were to tne United K 1.625 <2 per cent I ca* I tinent of Europ. 1.100 < cases to Canada, and IJW r leases elsewhere. Total exports lor ti, 10
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    • 80 10 May 11 shell tnd Pish Kswsi per Unit Of I v i tins Crown. Cran «-d Dra Kerosene per CFnit 2 x 4-gallon ttna Shell Motor Spirit 1 1 per British Imp- nil Gallon Shell Motor Spirit W gallon drama per W Imperial Gallon Shell Aviation
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  • 587 11  -  MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In Person By T>ubject of actors changing names never loses interest foi ral public not in every touch with the stars. N< how often it is writter told, you'll always find some- d to learn that Cary Christened Archibald that Gary
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  • 506 11  -  Ely Culbertson j|| World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst COMPLETING THE COUNT COUTH went down at his three notrump contract on the hand below by taking a finesse when a play for /«g^ a drop would have Lm succeeded. He apom 1 logised to his part■■•^^rI
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    188 11 pected to hear church bells pealing as i the dusk fell. Sleepy Hollow just then seemed the most apt of descriptions of j the place. I reached the resthouse in time to see the sun sink into the sea away out and beyond and soon darkness had enfolded the place.
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  • 48 11 TWO PAIRS OF TWINS Born In Same House On Same Day Shanghai. Two pairs of twins were born on the same day to members of the same household in Chengtu. Szechuen. The mothers were the wife ot an oil merchant and her daughter-in-law. All are doing well.— Reuter.
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  • 61 11 It is notified lor general information that His Excellency the High Commissioner has received a telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies in which it is stated that His Majesty the King desires an expression of sincere appreciation and thanks to be conveyed to the Rulers. Chiefs and
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 24 11 JUST UNPACKED New Shipment of Chinese Embroidered Silk UNDERWEAR _r« 1 4_-_l-._l----_ in Exclusive Styles. WaSSUUUULL AsSOMUU Co. 31 33 High St. 'P»»one 7144.
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    • 138 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members Is limited to the extent and in the manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG j Authorised Capital $50,000,000 .Issued and fully paid up $20.000 000
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    • 477 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000,000 Reserve Fund £3.000 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000 000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate, London EC. 2 i Agencies and Branches. I Alor Star Hollo Saigon Amritsar
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    • 97 12 SEA RESCUERS REWARDED ReCOnition By 4 i I. Admiraity who. ar during l a gale In mid Atlantic on Dec. 4. helped to ""^^ewof the dltabtod BrttlA 2£__er Usworth 0.535 tons), are meni Admirait y are: j_t g j r Pollitt, third officei ol the Asc ania. who has been
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    • 41 12 fc Td"uisCSed intorm'mn that the carrier may handling charges between and shed per revenue ton is to be assessed by thc carrier. All cargo delivered at Lcn-t€«iilnal docks or non-terminal ports to be ship's tackle delivery no E^r«2 SS^
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    • 24 12 Merchants are intormed that the addUional ra.e oi freight on linatex t villa is 43s per 20 cwt. rtVtrtlvo from 115 35.
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    • 642 12 1 I The health bulletin of the League ol 'jNations Eastern Bureau lor the week j ended. May 4. is as follows: Plague. Durina the week three eastern ports have notified the presence ot human plague, namely. Baghdad. Basr sein and Saigon -each reporting one case. Alter an
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    • 75 12 The following oasseng< pore by the s.s. sirlcs Man and South Africa and Boutl ports:-' Mr. Mario Garau. Mr Jose M. S. de Beires. Mr <> Beires. Mrs. Sara Dawson Mr Ml Mrs Leon A. Touzet. Miss Marie C. Mr. Richard Tonset Mr Reginald T Burch. Mi I Burch. Miss
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    • 495 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. ™T_^TS_S:~ BOOKINO \<-1 NTS FOK KEDEKATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. roval .TAT. RAILWAYS C, S.AM ALi A nlnU_^iinn_jA_r l_tl_r^ IUAI |_Mn^^_[vV^_-il_r ll_f m-orporatru in England). M.^Mir VIA CHINA lAPAN HONOLULU CANADA HOME VIA CHINA. JAPAN HONOLULU m t«HHM« BY THE ROUTE-LUXURY AT LOW COST ■M Lovtlv Lake Louise,
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    • 200 12 HEAP ENG MOHS.S. CO.. LIMITED. (red fi mm LINI 'Incorporated in Straits Bettl REGULAR passenger ud Bap Services from Singapore t" Borneo. Banka and H-Mta For BATAVIA. IIFK1BON \M> HENABANG (Every Tucsd:i> and I rid.iv s.s. QIANG SENG I um May i > NAM YONG Itl For SOl'KABAY\ IMP BAND.IFRMXSIN
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    • 544 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pan. Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m. Kelantan via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
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    • 514 12 PASSENGERS ARRIVED Thc following were passengers lor I Malaya on the P and O. Rajputana. i-nicli'arrived on Kridav. Mrs H J Bernard and infant. Mr. D a Coupal. Mrs b. M. Edmonds. Mr. A Fersvthe. Mr.,. M. Harrington. Mr. J. Marshall. Air. J. D. Money-Taylor, Miss V. Phillips. Miss S.
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    • 167 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the or expected Is m East Wharf (Knl rune Cats I Lisbon ICam a Op tei N. Main Wharf (Entrance i. lU Lalandia 18; Ipoh IS; Perseus 11: Kud.it Do Empire Dock (Entrance Qali Kotohira Maru SO; Mi;. 32; Chinese Prince 35" 37; Darvcl 39. Empire
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    • 518 13 EUerman&Bucknall steamship Co., Ltd. "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HA VRE w aP^ B _3nS_?aS_?M> Hamburg. Steamer 'ggsgsa C"h Ma^ City of Kimhprlfv May 30 June 2 Cityol^gdaT 5 June 14 June 16 June 2D Julv 2 Calls Avonmouth Uty c™ R 0 r G KONG SHANGHAI AND JAPA June U Juno
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    • 715 14 K_ P. Ml KONINftLIJKE PAKE1VAART MAATSCHAPPIJ MAKASSER— Monday, May 13, Selat-Pandjang. Koedap. Bengkalis and Bagan Si-Api-Api. OP TEN NOORT -Monday, May 13. Belawan-Deli. ROKAN- Tuesday. May 14. Bengkalis. Paneh. Berombang. Tanjong-Mengei-dar. Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. PASIR— Tuesday, May 14, Penang and Bagan Si-Api-Api. BOELONGAN— Tuesday, May 14, RhiD. Tambelan, Singkawang. Pemangkat
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    • 345 14 IHM_lAR steamship mne travel the american way IF YOU WANT COMFORT and ECONOMY £76. 12. 0. SINGAPORE TO ENGLAND VIA AMERICA IN TOURIST CLASS. INCLUDING TRIP THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL. TOURIST CLASS OFFERS YOU Large outside staterooms with hot and cold running t water excellent cuisine talking motion pictures ample
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    • 609 14 GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR ClNAIU^^^ WHITE STAR UNE. TO LONDON. VIA NAPLES, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP Rfrrrrr,. AND MIDDLESBROUGH ■■■Hi tYASUKUNJ MARU 12.000 May 14 II JTERUKUNI MARU 12 00n t HAKONE MARU 10,500 May 29 30 HAKUSAN MARU ***** 1 ISUWA MARU 10.700 June 12 13 HARUNA MARU ***** a I
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  • 136 15 WILTS' EASY WIN OVER S.C. C. Cricket (tabs lail rails j To Wag Wiltshire Regin|enl scored an ovei an s.cc. XI on the Saturday. Scores: WILTSHIRE REGIMENT c Haxworth b McNeil 7 Haxworth 35 c and b Jeans 3 and b Jeans 2 I Whittington 0 c and b Whittington
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  • 30 15 I Two Russians Stay Up For 26 Hours Moscow. Ir 26 hours and in tin >''ated-glider. Russians have established a aea record r glider flying. Ta I-
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  • 2794 15 Ideal Weather For Third Day Of S, T. C. Summer Meeting SUNSHINE SUE PAYS $103 FOR BIGGEST UPSET Donnellys Capture Jockeys' Honours With Four Winners rpHE third day's races oi the SingaI pore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Cup) meeting were held on
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  • 170 15 Toyed Wjth Opponent Throughout Fight New York, May 10. TONY Canzoneri won the world's lightweight championship tonight, beating Lou Ambers on points at Madison Square Garden in a fifteenround contest. Landing blows almost at will and shooting in stinging rights and lofts Canzoneri reduced Ambers to
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  • 578 16 S.G.C. EASILY BEAT ISLAND CLUB THE Singapore Golf Club easily beat the Island Club at Bukit Timah by 23» 4 points, to ftft. The individual results were as follows. Island G.C. mentioned first. S. N. Kelly (1) and Dr. H. L. H. Lim <4> 1, M. M. Paterson
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  • 59 16 The following will represent the Social Athletic Party vs. Raffles Institution tomorrow at the school ground: Imm Tong; Ah Lai, Chong Bian; T. K. Swee, C. Kwang, T. Fong; Ah Sum, Ah Leh. Cheng Hoe, Cheng Poh, and J. Chuan. Reserves: S. K. Swee, Ah Pang, B. Such, B. Seng,
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  • 190 16 Perak Beat Burma Rifles In First Match Of Northern Section I <From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, May 12. rE first Malaya Cup match in the northern section was played at 'Taiping on Saturday and resulted in Perak beating the 2 20 Burma Rifles by four goals to nil.
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    15 16 SINGING BIRD, E. Donnelly up, after winning the fifth race at Bukit Timah on Saturday.
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  • 62 16 Ties For Today In Mixed Doubles Tournament Ties for today in the S.C.C. mixed doubles lawn tennis tournament have been revised as follows: Mixed Doubles Handicap Mrs. McKillop and V. P. Barbat (plus 2) vs. Miss Coleman and J. E. D. Graham <scr. Mixed Doubles Level Miss
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  • 51 16 London, May 11. The Great Jubilee Handicap, run today at Kempton over one mile two •furlongs, resulted as follows: WYCHWOOD ABBOT) dead heat 1 BRITISH QUOTA IRON GREY 3 Eleven ran. Three lengths between first two and third. Betting: 7 to t: 11 to 2: 10 to
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  • 1186 16 NON-BENDERS' GOOD SHOWING AGAINST' S. C.R.C. H. R. Battels Flogs Chinese Bowlers GOVERNOR BOWLS WELL TO the S.C.R.C. fell the honour of entertaining the first cricket team which included H.E. Sir Shenton Thomas. It was the whole day match played yesterday at Hong Lim Green against the Singapore Non -Benders,
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  • 423 16 BEATEN BY INNINGS Despite Plucky Efforts By De Silva (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 12. SELANGOR today beat Negri Sembilan by an innings and 83 runs. Ah Lum and Canagasabai both scored freely after a steady opening today and Noon declared at 11.50,
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  • 28 16 Today's ties in the R.S.Y.C. lawn tennis tournament are as follows: Crowe and Coltart vs. Cox and Tweedie. Crum and Hancock vs. Wright and Walker.
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  • 63 16 Selangor Eurasians Beat Kilat Club 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 12. In the Stonor Shield competition, the Selangor Eurasians defeated Kilat Club by nine wickets today. Kilat Club scored 57 (A. L. de Silva six for 18) and the Eurasians passed this total with nine wickets
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  • 257 16 OVER 1,200 BOYS \\r GIRLS TAKE l' A i';T T HE Jubileo m. Singapore Chinese Besar Stadium over proved a monster gather More than 1.200 boys an, sonting 36 schools, look were great Dumber. throughout. The meet was QQened i li on Saturday morning by Mr Lii Lian.
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  • 115 16 London. Maj 11 Closing scores in the first class i matches which started today were 1 follows: At the Oval South African* <Nourse 147 >. Surrey: 42 for none At j_ords. Worcester: 114 'Rob;._ five for 19). Middlesex: 161 Jackson eight for 64 >. Worcester (second innings) 97
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  • 28 16 Eastbourne, May 11 In the Davis Cup first round Crawford (Australia) beat Andrews N I Zealand) 6—4, 6-4. 7—5: McGrart (Australia) beat Stedman 6—3. 6---. B—6—Reuter.8 6— Reuter
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